WESTFIELD, NJ — Six people who were arrested at a sit-in to support “dreamers” Feb. 6 at Congressman Leonard Lance’s Westfield office, including Kristin Peck of Maplewood, pleaded “not guilty” to defiant trespassing Tuesday morning at Westfield Municipal Court.

Peck, who is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in ...

NEWARK, NJ - Gery Destra of Maplewood was sentenced to 29 years in New Jersey State Prison on Thursday, Jan. 25, for sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl, stated Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino in a press release.

Destra was convicted in October, 2017, of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, and child endangerment for offenses that occurred when the child was 6 ...